The most beautiful things in life we can’t plan for. Sometimes I struggle with this; sometimes this is a hard pill for me to swallow. If I can’t plan, then I can’t know, and if I can’t know, then I have to surrender control.

There’s something beautiful about not knowing though, isn’t there? Who wants to read a book or watch movie when they already know what’s going to happen? Maybe you do, but you have to admit, there’s nothing quite like the first time you experience it.

As long as I’m human, there are million things I will not, cannot know, but it’s ok because what I do know is the character of God. I know Him; it doesn’t matter what I don’t know.

Not only do we get to know God, but He knows us—He knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows us fully in a way no one else ever will. There is no one better to lead you, to write your story than someone that knows you fully—what you love now, what you’ll love in the future, what you can and cannot handle, what will steal your peace and rob you of joy, what will add to your life and make it better. God can see the bigger picture; we can’t. Trying to write your own story is a recipe for disappointment.

As a writer, it can be challenging at times to refrain from writing my own story. It’s not my story to write though; it’s God’s; God is the author. I have to remember I am not the main character; Jesus is. It’s not about getting what we want; it’s about God’s glory being revealed. I want to be a part of His story though because His story is the one that leads to the happy ending; it’s the only one that will truly matter when all is said and done. In His story, I’m loved, understood; in His story, I am fully known.